"Based on the data, we have decided, unanimously, to move forward with the current Artemis 2/Orion capsule and heat shield with a modified entry trajectory...to lessen the heat coming back into ...

Artemis delays raise questions about NASA's 2027 moon landing goal. Can the US maintain its lead in space exploration?

As a new administration looms, NASA's Artemis II SLS moon rocket is ready for stacking inside the VAB. The goal is a 2026 ...

Artemis 2, which will send a crew of three Americans ... "We have since determined that while the capsule was dipping in and out of the atmosphere as part of that planned skip entry, heat ...

This mission, Artemis I, was uncrewed. But NASA’s ultimate objective is to send humans to the Moon in 2026. So, NASA needed to make sure that any damage to the capsule– even its heat shield ...

Since unveiling and evolving this masterplan for Moon exploration, NASA has never fully explained its rationale for relying ...

The moon and Earth loom in the background of this image taken from an uncrewed Orion capsule on the Artemis 1 mission.

Reid Wiseman, commander of NASA’s Artemis II mission to fly the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with a crew around ...

a cone-shaped capsule with its outer skin removed ... Get a sneak peek inside the Artemis 2 spacecraft that will fly astronauts to the moon for the 1st time in 50 years (photos) "These tests ...

the first crewed test flight in NASA’s Artemis Moon and Mars exploration program, was postponed amid safety issues with the Orion capsule’s heat shield. “The safety of our astronauts is ...